Higashi-Iwatsuki Station

TD07 Higashi-Iwatsuki Station 東岩槻駅
South side of Higashi-Iwatsuki Station, August 2012
General information
Location	1-12-1 Higashi-Iwatsuki, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.9635°N 139.7124°E / 35.9635; 139.7124
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tobu Urban Park Line
Distance	10.9 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Station code	TD-07
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 November 1929; 95 years ago (1929-11-17)
Passengers
FY2019	20,454 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Iwatsuki TD06 towards Ōmiya Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Toyoharu One-way operation Urban Park Line Local Toyoharu TD08 towards Funabashi
Location Higashi-Iwatsuki Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Higashi-Iwatsuki Station Higashi-Iwatsuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Iwatsuki Station (東岩槻駅, Higashi-Iwatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-07".

Lines

Higashi-Iwatsuki Station is served by the 62.7 km (39.0 mi) Tōbu Urban Park Line (formerly known as the Tōbu Noda Line) from Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture to Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, and lies 10.9 km (6.8 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Ōmiya.[1]

Station layout

The station has one ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station building is located above the platform.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Urban Park Line	for Ōmiya
2	■ Tōbu Urban Park Line	for Kashiwa and Funabashi

History

The station opened on 1 December 1969.[1] The present station building was completed in 2006. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Noda Line, with Higashi-Iwatsuki Station becoming "TD-07".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,454 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

• Site of Iwatsuki Castle
• Higashi-Iwatsuki Post Office
• Kaichi Gakuen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
3. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Iwatsuki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Higashi-Iwatsuki Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)